LONDON: Liverpool great Steven Gerrard could return to the club in a
coaching capacity as early as this year, he revealed in a British
newspaper interview published on Saturday.
Gerrard, 35, left
Liverpool for the Los Angeles Galaxy last year, but he has been training
on Merseyside during the Major League Soccer close season and is now
eyeing a role on Jurgen Klopp's coaching staff.
“I'm not 100 per
cent sure, but I think it will probably be my last year as a player,”
the former Liverpool and England captain told the Daily Telegraph.
“I
have had a chat with Klopp. I haven't had an offer as such, but the
club have let me know they are keen for me to come back. But there
hasn't been a conversation where they have said: 'We want you to do
this, we want you to do that.'”
“They have welcomed me back in. I
am always going to be biased towards Liverpool and the FA (Football
Association) and basically when I am back home I am going to carry on
with my punditry work and try and move around clubs and gain more
experience, going to watch managers and learning more.
“I am
basically available from November, December 2016. Everyone in the
football world will know I am available and hopefully I will be 75 per
cent into my coaching badges.”
Home-grown hero Gerrard, who made
710 appearances and scored 186 goals during a stellar Liverpool career,
also expressed regret that he had not started working towards his
coaching qualifications sooner.
“I have regrets I didn't start my coaching badges at 21-22,” he said.
“All
that time wasted in hotels as an England player when I've been bored
and was watching 'The Office' and 'The Sopranos'. I wish I'd done my CBA
(coaching) licence then, so I'd be doing my (UEFA) Pro Licence now
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